The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-04-07

1.-THE medicated Leonard, who does
all the dirty work he can find to do
for the Democratic party, made bru-
tai demagogue harangue, in a pulpit
at Springfield, on Sunday, and was
rebuked on the spot by member of
the congregation. Leonard is show
ing himself up, in his work for Boss
Doodle and free whisky, and there is
not fiber Of him in which hypocrisy
and demagogy are not doubled and
twisted. Commercial Gazette,
The following is the offending sem
tence in which the preacher describes
practical everyday Christian:
"He will warn sinner, comfort
saint, instruct the ignorant, correct
the erring, pray in a revival,
weep with the penitent, speak in
class meeting, give to benevolent
collection, teach a Sunday school class,
reform a drunkard. and vote for the
prohibition of the liquor traffic, and
be always looking out for new field
of labor He never resigns, he is like
the average offce-holder, he never re-
signs unless he's compelled to"
If This were simply the utterance Of
Murat Halstead, it might be noticed
and it might not. for the man seems
to be a moral deformity. Had he
lived in Christ's day he would have
been considered as possessed with
devil-a demoniac-and would have
been dwelling in the tombs, bowling
and cutting himself with stones, in
stead Of running the State of Ohio in
the interest of-swill. He has de-
famed almost every good man on the
continent, and if the devil must dwell
incarnate on the earth, as preacher
I would as soon fight him in the shape
of Murat Halstead as with hoofs and
horns. But this monstrosity has
usurped the control of the Republican
party in Ohio, and has made of it
tool with which to destroy the minis
try, the church, the home, and the
Sabbath, in the interest of beer, boo
die and atheism. The party must
either chop loose the arms Of this hu-
man octopus, or strangle in death.
He has already led it into revolt
against the Ten Commandments.
In this legislation it seems to me
we are approaching frightfully near
the awful crisis of the French Revo-
luton! France blotted out the civil
Sabbath and the streets of Paris be-
came rivers of blood! Brethren of
the ministry, this is not personal
fight between Halstead and DIR. Leon
ard; it is fight against the Christian
ministry and the Church, and if the
hate Of this crank who is coward
should possess some crank who IS not
a coward and another preacher is mar
tyred, his blood will be required at the
hands of those by whose authority it
is possible for such a monster to die
tate the policy of the great party.
Not Halstead, but the Republican
party is on trial All this makes me
rejoice the more in the recent strong
words of our loved presiding elder.
Scores of people have said to me 'have
you read Bro. Arbuckle's letter in the
Standard" Yes, and good reading it
is, too. Of course everybody knew
that the Standard would continue its
relentless fight against rum, but its
new declaration of war put new ener-
gies in our souls. May the mantle of
the father, and double portion of his
spirit fall upon the son. [ remember
the first copy of the Standard ever
saw. 1t was at the home of Brother
Creighton, and about the time of the
Jones trial. 1t was like a charge of
dynamite. | said, how dare a paper
in the Republican party take such a
stand? The reply. came: Davis
Mackley is the most fearless man
ever saw in the defense of his convic-
tions." No more enduring monument
can be reared to his name than to
fight to the finish the battle he so no
bly begun. f. r. CROOKS.